The Arizona Cardinals were reportedly closing in on a deal to hire a defensive coordinator to work with new coach Kliff Kingsbury. According to ESPN’s Josina Anderson, the Cardinals are planning on hiring former Denver Broncos head coach Vance Joseph.

The team has announced the hiring as defensive coordinator and also the addition of Billy Davis to the defensive staff as linebackers coach.

Joseph was the Broncos head coach for the last two seasons and was one of the coaches fired after the season was over, like Steve Wilks of the Cardinals was.

He coached Denver to only an 11-21 record in two seasons. Before that, he was the defensive coordinator for the Miami Dolphins in 2016 and, before that, he coached defensive backs from 2005-2015 for the San Francisco 49ers, Houston Texans and Cincinnati Bengals.

The Broncos defense in 2017 was third overall in the league, fifth against the run and first against the pass.

He gives the Cardinals what they seek in a defensive coordinator. He is experienced. He will run a 3-4 and he has head coaching experience. He will basically be the head coach of the defense, as Kingsbury described.

Davis was the Cardinals’ defensive coordinator under Ken Whisenhunt in 2010-2011. He has coached a 3-4 defense for a long time.